When you are ready to implement measures to improve patient safety, this is the book to consult. Charles Vincent, one of the world's pioneers in patient safety, discusses each and every aspect clearly and compellingly. He reviews the evidence of risks and harms to patients, and he provides practical guidance on implementing safer practices in health care.
The second edition puts greater emphasis on this practical side. Examples of team based initiatives show how patient safety can be improved by changing practices, both cultural and technological, throughout whole organisations. Not only does this benefit patients; it also impacts positively on health care delivery, with consequent savings in the economy.
Patient Safety has been praised as a gateway to understanding the subject. This second edition is more than that – it is a revelation of the pervading influence of health care errors, and a guide to how these can be overcome.
Praise for the first edition
"The first edition was superb. This sounds even better."
—Lucian Leape, Adjunct Professor of Health Policy, Harvard University
"This is the one book on patient safety I would take to my desert island to ensure that the health service delivered to me there, by whatever means, minimised the risk of error and harm."
—Sir Muir Gray, Chief Knowledge Officer to the NHS
"The beauty of Vincent's book is the unique insight given on the subject by the foremost researcher on patient safety in the UK."
—Aneez Esmail, Professor of General Practice, University of Manchester
Titles of related interest
Hurwitz: Health Care Errors and Patient Safety, ISBN: 978-1-4051-4643-2
Sandars: ABC of Patient Safety, ISBN: 978-1-4051-5692-9
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